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Run Raja Run (soundtrack)

Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) is the soundtrack to the 2014 romantic comedy thriller film of the same name, directed by debutant Sujeeth, and starring Sharwanand, Seerat Kapoor and Adivi Sesh. The film is scored by Ghibran in his Telugu debut and featured five tracks with lyrics written by Sri Mani and Ramajogayya Sastry. The soundtrack album was distributed by Junglee Music and released on 15 June 2014.

Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Soundtrack album by
Ghibran
Released15 June 2014
Recorded2014
GenreFeature film soundtrack
Length20:11
LanguageTelugu
LabelJunglee Music
ProducerGhibran
Ghibran chronology
Thirumanam Enum Nikkah
(2014) 		Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
(2014) 		Amara Kaaviyam
(2014)

Development

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Sujeeth had listened to Ghibran's compositions for Vaagai Sooda Vaa (2011) and liked his work using one of the film's songs as his mobile ringtone.[1][2] When the producer Uppalapati Pramod was in search of the music director for Run Raja Run, Sujeeth recommended Ghibran's name, with the producer also liking his work in Naiyaandi (2013). Eventually, the director, producer along with cinematographer R. Madhi went to Chennai, where the composer was working on the music for Kamal Haasan's Uttama Villain (2015).[3]

Ghibran, who wanted to compose music for a Telugu film and also something with an urban flavor, accepted their proposal.[3][4] Sujeeth was interested on providing something refreshing and new, that allowed him to provide more creative freedom for the album.[5] The five-song soundtrack consisted of a multitude of genres—a fast-paced number, a melody, a pub song and two of them which were different genres. Ramajogayya Sastry wrote lyrics for three songs and Sri Mani wrote the other two songs. The lyricists listened to the director puts and provided them in a short span of time.[1][6]

Release

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The film's soundtrack album was released on 15 June 2014 at a promotional event held at Gokaraju Rangaraju Institute of Engineering and Technology in Hyderabad.[7][8] Along with the film's cast and crew, Prabhas felicitated the event as the chief guests, and unveiled the audio CDs to Pramod.[9][10] The album was distributed and marketed by Junglee Music in digital and physical formats.[11]

Critical reception

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The film's soundtrack received positive reviews from critics. The Times of India wrote "All in all, the album has peculiar compositions and Ghibran delivers promising tracks with refreshing feel mainly targeted at youth" and rated the soundtrack three out of five stars.[12] IndiaGlitz wrote "The album has got a quirky side to it [...] Watch out the presentation on the screen as much as the songs."[13] Vipin Nair of Music Aloud rated 7.5 out of 10 and wrote "Ghibran's Telugu debut isn't as exquisite as his Tamil repertoire, but there are a couple of tracks which demonstrate the composer's class."[14]

Karthik Srinivasan, in his review for Milliblog, wrote "Ghibran's trademark style is intact here, but that's also starting to seem like what is pulling the album down at times."[15] Critic based at Sify described the music as "impressive" and Suresh Kavirayani of Deccan Chronicle highlighted it as another major plus points of the film.[16][17] Analyzing the trends of Telugu film music in the past decade, Krishna Sripada of The Hindu mentioned the album and described it "equally delicious" due to its urbane sounds.[18]

Track listing

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Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) track listing
No.TitleLyricsArtist(s)Length
1."Bujjiamma Bujjiamma"Sri ManiGold Devaraj3:31
2."Coma Coma Coma"Ramajogayya SastryKunal Ganjawala, Yazin Nizar3:39
3."Rajadhi Rajanappa"Sri ManiThomas Andrews3:56
4."Shanthi Om Shanthi"Ramajogayya SastryClinton Cerejo, Maya Iyer4:30
5."Vadhantune Nenu Vadhantune"Ramajogayya SastryChinmayi4:35
Total length:20:11

Accolades

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Accolades for Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Award[a] Date of ceremony[b] Category Recipient(s) Result Ref.
Filmfare Awards South 26 June 2015 Best Music Director – Telugu Ghibran Nominated [19]
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Mirchi Music Awards South 23 July 2015 Album of the Year – Telugu Run Raja Run Nominated [21]
Lyricist of the Year – Telugu Ramajogayya Sastry – ("Vadhantune Nenu Vadhantune") Nominated
Male Vocalist of the Year – Telugu Gold Devaraj – ("Bujjiamma Bujjiamma") Nominated
Female Vocalist of the Year – Telugu Chinmayi – ("Vadhantune Nenu Vadhantune") Nominated
South Indian International Movie Awards 6–7 August 2015 Best Music Director – Telugu Ghibran Nominated [22]
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Best Male Playback Singer – Telugu Gold Devaraj – ("Bujjiamma Bujjiamma") Nominated
Best Female Playback Singer – Telugu Chinmayi – ("Vadhantune Nenu Vadhantune") Nominated

Notes

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  1. ^ Awards are in alphabetical order.
  2. ^ Date is linked to the article about the awards held that year, wherever possible.

References

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  1. ^ a b "My mom bought me a camera and encouraged me : Sujeeth [Interview]". IndiaGlitz. 31 July 2014. Archived from the original on 1 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. ^ "The new sound of music in Tollywood". The Times of India. 7 July 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 20 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b Chowdhary, Y. Sunita (8 July 2014). "Seen and heard". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 12 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Ghibran's debut in Tollywood". IndiaGlitz. 12 May 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ^ "Interview : Ghibran – My wife is from Vijayawada and I understand Telugu". 123telugu.com. 18 July 2014. Archived from the original on 24 July 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
  6. ^ Jeevi (19 July 2014). "Music director Ghibran interview about Run Raja Run". Idlebrain.com. Archived from the original on 29 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Run Raja Run audio launched". The Times of India. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 16 September 2015. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  8. ^ "Sharwanand's 'Run Raja Run' audio release tomorrow". IndiaGlitz. 14 June 2014. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  9. ^ "రన్ రాజా రన్ మూవీ ఆడియో ఆవిష్కరణ" [Run Raja Run Audio Launch]. Sakshi (in Telugu). 15 June 2014. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Prabhas graces the audio of Run Raja Run". The Times of India. 15 June 2014. ISSN 0971-8257. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  11. ^ Ghibran (15 June 2014). "Run Raja Run (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)". iTunes. Archived from the original on 6 May 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  12. ^ "Run Raja Run - Music review". The Times of India. 19 June 2014. Archived from the original on 30 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  13. ^ "Run Raja Run - An album with a difference". IndiaGlitz. 12 June 2014. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  14. ^ Nair, Vipin (25 June 2014). "Run Raja Run – Music Review (Telugu Movie Soundtrack)". Music Aloud. Archived from the original on 1 July 2014. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  15. ^ Srinivasan, Karthik (16 June 2014). "Run Raja Run (Music review), Telugu – Ghibran". Milliblog. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ "Run Raja Run Review: A fun caper!". Sify. 1 August 2014. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  17. ^ Kavirayani, Suresh (2 August 2014). "Movie Review 'Run Raja Run': Sharwanand steals the show". Deccan Chronicle. Archived from the original on 2 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  18. ^ Sripada, Krishna (30 December 2019). "2010 to 2019: Telugu cinema's music that enthralled us all". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 7 November 2023. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  19. ^ "Nominations for the 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". Filmfare. 3 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 June 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Winners list: 62nd Britannia Filmfare Awards (South)". The Times of India. 27 June 2015. Archived from the original on 27 June 2015. Retrieved 27 June 2015.
  21. ^ "MMA Mirchi Music Awards". 23 July 2015. Archived from the original on 23 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  22. ^ "SIIMA 2015 nominations". siima.in. 16 June 2015. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
  23. ^ H. Hooli, Shekhar (11 August 2015). "SIIMA Awards 2015: 'Manam' Tops Telugu Winners List, Beating 'Race Gurram', '1: Nenokkadine'". International Business Times India. Archived from the original on 11 August 2015. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
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